Design a Renaissance Breakfast:
Postgraduate staff and students of the University for the Creative Arts at Rochester with Medway Renaissance hosted a very special business breakfast for the Thames Gateway Forum.
Loyd Grossman Appointed as Chair of the Board of Governors:
Broadcaster, entrepreneur and arts and heritage campaigner Loyd Grossman is to be the new Chair of the Board of Governors. He will take up his role as Chair of the University for the Creative Arts on 1 August 2008.
Forthcoming events:
ucreative update
Institutional Audit – October 2007
Staff are aware of the excellent results we achieved in our QAA Institutional Audit recently. The full report will be made public in January 2008 but meanwhile we can confirm, on the basis of the letter we received in October that :
"confidence can be placed in the soundness of the institution's current and likely future management of the academic standards of its awards."
"confidence can be placed in the soundness of the institution's current and likely future management of the quality of the learning opportunities available to students."
The letter also highlights some examples of good practice, and it is most pleasing to note one in particular:
"the University's considered and measured approach to managing the process of merger which has, through the careful management of risk and judicious prioritisation of action, ensured the maintenance of standards and quality"
I would like to re-iterate my thanks to thank all staff who were involved in the preparations and process of audit, particularly staff in the Quality and Standards Office and those staff and students who participated in the briefing visit and audit visit.
This result places us in a strong position for our path to University Title.
Teaching and Learning Conference
This year's conference will be held at the British Library in London on January 25th and will set out to explore further the notion of supporting students better.
Framework Agreement Signed
Following two years of intensive negotiation the new Framework Agreement for Pay and Grading which covers all professional support staff was signed by the University and UNISON on Thursday, 8 November.
The Centre for Sustainable Design
Many of you may have heard that there is a Centre for Sustainable Design on the Farnham campus, but how many of you know exactly what they do.
The Creative Innovation Award 2007-2008
The Creative Innovation Award (CIA) is now in its third year. It offers an opportunity to all students from across all disciplines to enter two competitions: "Let's mUve" and "Ur Idea".
Why Women Wear What They Wear
"Why do women wear what they wear?" is the question Dr Sophie Woodward, Cultural Studies lecturer at the University for the Creative Arts, Rochester campus aims to answer in her new book 'Why Women Wear What They Wear' launched at the Rochester campus on 28 November.
RAE2008 Update
On the 29th November we successfully made our RAE2008 submission and while we will not know the outcome until December 2008 it's timely for us to reflect upon progress since the last exercise.
New Rural Research Strategy Partnership approved
The South East England Regional Development Agency (SEEDA) has approved a grant which will enable Forest Research to set up a new Rural Research and Strategy Partnership, in collaboration with the Universities of Reading, Surrey, Sussex and the University for the Creative Arts (UCA).
Student Success at Maidstone
Leah Fusco, a graduate from the BA (Hons) Illustration course at Maidstone in July 2007 was awarded the V&A Student Illustrator of 2007 award at a ceremony held in South Kensington this month.
Farnham Lecturer shortlisted for International Photography Award
The Passage, a photograph by Karen Knorr, Senior Lecturer in Photography from the University for the Creative Arts' Farnham campus has been shortlisted for the international REAL Photography Award alongside 29 other finalists that include Roger Ballen, Loan Nguyen, Edgar Martin.
Glam rocked the fort!
To celebrate the culmination of the Mode Future project, local fashion design labels took to the catwalk for 'Regeneration' a fashion show held on 25 October 2007 at historic Fort Horsted.
Andrzej Krauze kicks off a new season at the Gallery at Epsom
A Serious Game, an exhibition featuring the drawings, illustrations and posters of Polish born artist Andrzej Krauze, kicked off the season in the Gallery at Epsom on 20 November 2007.
